A California National Guard pilot describes how flyers perform a firefighting mission in the battle against Los Angeles’ raging fires.

Tanker 47 rears up as helicopter ... The Chinook’s smaller size gives it a critical advantage: It can get in low to place its load accurately, and it can reload its tanks close to the fire ...

One thing that was impossible to miss -- as fires raged through L.A. -- was the fight from the air. Officials say it might have been the largest number of aircraft at a fire event, ever.

The Los Angeles fires first started on January 7, 2025, as a result of strong winds. According to NBC, the first area to be impacted was Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood of Los Angeles just east of ...

The whir of the helicopter blades fills the cabin as the aircraft circles the remains of several Los Angeles neighborhoods, ...

A Chinook helicopter ... vast amount in absolute terms, a helicopter can drop the water precisely, and all at once, which can halt the advance of even a large fire. Within seconds, Davies can ...

The CH-47D Chinook is the U.S. Army’s primary heavy troop and supply transport aircraft. Originally fielded in the Vietnam War, the CH-47 has undergone a series up upgrades to increase lift and ...

Darren Davies works for a private company called Coulson Aviation that was on call for the Orange County Fire Department. We're sitting in the cockpit of the Chinook helicopter he flew that night.